It is hard to tell what variety it is - there are many hundreds of named varieties and many 'unknowns' that are great tasting and have been propagated widely as well. Many leaves look similar, many fruits look similar. The important question is "how does it taste?" If it tastes great to you, assuming you have let them get completely ripe, then enjoy them, propagate the cuttings and share with friends, etc The best way to identify it is to find out from whoever planted it, otherwise it is just an educated guess.

You don't have to cut the leaves off. The poor thing is just trying to make food (photosynthesize). Theres nothing to lose in leaving them on, and nothing to gain in cutting them off, just let them be.

I'm just getting ready to plant some sweet pea seeds and in loosening up the soil I am finding large amounts of tiny fiberous roots. (I guess that's what you call tiny roots that almost form a mat?) The two plants that currently sit next to this area are a Rozanne Geranium (hardy type I believe,) and a large vine. My guess is the roots belong to Rozanne. Any problem in digging up a bunch of them? I just planted Rozanne in the spring and recently gave her a big haircut. Thanks, Ginny

plant to the point where the stem is white.. that is where it was planted before ... err toward high ... those are tiny .... do you have a spot.. right up against the house... as a temp bed for this fall ....??? .. like within a foot of the foundation??? NEVER FERT A HOSTA IN FALL .... late next spring would be ok ... but you need years.. not fert.. to get them big ... what bruce said on mulch ... we arent mulching to extend the season ... we are piling it on.... NEAR GROUND FREEZE ... so they dont pop out of the ground... in late winter.. early spring ... leaves from the lawn.. have to be cut pretty small.. so they dont suffocate the plants .. i used to suck them up ... very dry ... put then in the street.. and then reduce them to about little finger nail size .... so they stayed fluffy ... snow cover is irellevant ... its good ... ignoring my crack about snow thaw in june.. lol ... dont leave them in the glass of water for too long.. they are not aquatic .... few days is OK ... ken